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    Home » Spread/Sauce » Eggless Butterless Lemon Curd / Lime Curd

    Eggless Butterless Lemon Curd / Lime Curd

    Posted on April 13, 2017 · Last Updated on June 10, 2020 · By Srividhya G · 4 Comments

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    This Eggless Butterless Lemon Curd is a popular fruit based spread, used as a topping or served as a side for bread and scones.

    Eggless Butterless Lemon Curd or Lime Curd

    The most popular one is the lemon curd which is widely employed in pies and tarts. It’s also a great replacement for jam and preserves. Traditionally it is prepared with eggs, butter, and the fruit. Today I am going to share an Eggless and Butterless vegan lemon curd.

    So, why I am posting this recipe now in the middle of the baking marathon?  My next recipe uses this lemon curd, and initially, I thought of posting it along with that recipe. But given the fact that I can use it in different recipes and I have few other lemon curd based recipes coming up, so I decided to post it separately.

    I am not sure if I should call this as lemon curd or lime curd because I used both.  The day when I decided to prepare this recipe, I had two limes and one lemon. I didn’t want to run to the store just to buy lemons. So decided to go with lemon/lime combo. No compromise in taste and I and M loved this spread very much that we started to eat it just like that. It’s butter free, so you have a guilt free munching too. One thing that I included here was the food color. As I wanted that bright yellow, added a drop of yellow food color. But that’s entirely optional.

    I followed the recipe from here. But added more sugar as I felt my lemons were super sour. So adjust the sugar as per your preference. 

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    Eggless Butterless Lemon Recipe

    Ingredients:

    • Sugar – ½ cup + 3 tbsps
    • Water – ¼ cup
    • Lemon / Lime Zest – 2 tsp
    • Fresh Lemon Juice – ¼ cup
    • Corn Starch – 3 tbsps
    • Yellow Food Color – 1 drop

    Steps:

    Mixing the sugar, water, and cornstarch

    • In a saucepan, mix the sugar, water, and cornstarch. Make sure there aren’t any lumps.
    • Now bring it to a boil on low-medium heat and keep whisking.
    • After about 4 minutes, the mixture will thicken like pudding.
    • When the mixture thickens, reduce your heat to low and stir/whisk for another minute.

    Reducing heat to low and whisking

    • Turn the heat off and add the lemon/lime juice, zest and food color and mix well.
    • Transfer this to a glass container or heat proof and let it cool to the room temperature.

    Adding the lemon/lime juice, zest and food color and mixing well

    • Once it’s cool, store it in the refrigerator.

    Serving Eggless Butterless Lemon Curd or Lime Curd with two metal spoons

    Notes:

    • Food color is entirely optional.
    • Adjust the sugar as per your preference.
    • Lemon or lime both works for this recipe.
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    Eggless Butterless Lemon Curd / Lime Curd

    This Eggless Butterless Lemon Curd is a popular fruit based spread, used as a topping or served as a side for bread and scones.
    Prep Time15 mins
    Cook Time15 mins
    Total Time30 mins
    Course: sauces and spreads
    Cuisine: European
    Servings: 4
    Calories: 123kcal
    Author: Srividhya G

    Ingredients

    • ½ cup Sugar + 3 tbsps
    • ¼ cup Water
    • 2 tsp Lemon / Lime Zest
    • ¼ cup Fresh Lemon Juice
    • 3 tbsps Corn Starch
    • 1 drop Yellow Food Color

    Instructions

    • In a saucepan, mix the sugar, water, and cornstarch. Make sure there aren’t any lumps.
    • Now bring it to a boil on low-medium heat and keep whisking.
    • After about 4 minutes, the mixture will thicken like pudding.
    • When the mixture thickens, reduce your heat to low and stir/whisk for another minute.
    • Turn the heat off and add the lemon/lime juice, zest and food color and mix well.
    • Transfer this to a glass container or heat proof and let it cool to the room temperature.
    • Once it’s cool, store it in the refrigerator.

    Notes

    Food color is entirely optional.
    Adjust the sugar as per your preference.
    Lemon or lime both works for this recipe.
    Adapted from ShakenTogetherLife

    Nutrition

    Calories: 123kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 16mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin C: 7mg

    I am not a nutritionist. The nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. It varies depending upon the product types or brands.

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    1. Sapana says

      May 17, 2017 at 1:10 pm

      Nice eggless butter less recipe.

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      • Srividhya G says

        May 18, 2017 at 8:31 am

        Thanks :-)

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